SEPTEMBER 2008

October Meeting

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Sandpiper Orchid Society

The speaker for our October meeting will be Bayard Saraduke,who is the current President of the Pinelands Orchid Society. The topic of his presentation will be "Miscellaneous species and Hybrids". He will give background information, as well as, culture tipson the plants that he will display. Bayard has been growing orchids for over 30 years, starting on windowsills and under lights. He currently houses his collection in a 10’ x 20’ homemade lean-to greenhouse, behind his garage. Bayard currently assists with photography for the Mid-Atlantic Judging Center in Philadelphia, and is a co-chair of Orchids this year at the Philadelphia Flower Show. If you are looking for an evening of discussion with pictures of the unusual and often, hard to find orchids, then this meeting is for you.

Sandpiper Meetings Location

Galloway Branch of the Atlantic County Library

system located at 306 East Jimmie Leeds Road

Galloway, NJ Phone 609-652-2352

Map of Meeting Location

Sandpiper’s Annual Orchid Auction

September 25th

Doors open for Previewing at

6:30 PM

Auction begins at 7:00 PM

Orchids pictured are not necessarily included in this Auction

Website: http://www.SandpiperOrchidSociety.com Email: SandpiperOS@comcast.net

October 23rd7:30 PM

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Bollenbach, G.Bruno, P.Cascioli, C.Cascioli, P.Class, B.DelGuercio, M&SEllingson, B.Errickson, B.Ewing, D.Fontaine, A.Gerard, L&MJankowski, L&RKaufman, L&TKruckner, R.Lin, N.McClellan, J&MMichalenko, R.Montgomery, A&BPeacock, J.Penso, M.Schairer, C.Turner, M&STusone, R.

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SHOW TABLEPoint Standings thru August 2008

How the Points are Earned Rosette Award ....…... 10 pts 1st Place ....................... 5 pts 2nd Place ..................... 4 pts 3rd Place ...................... 3 pts Honorable Mention ... 1 pt

Joe Myers Award - Awarded to the member that accumulates the highest point total for the year as determined from the monthly showtable results.

Lisa O’Neil Award - This award was established in 2006 upon the death of then president Lisa O’Neil. Lisa was renowned for displaying her finest orchids on the monthly show table. The winner of this award is acknowledged as having grown the most outstanding orchid of the year which is chosen from those plants that received the 10 point Rosette Award.

Zygo...…....….What???

….. by Paul Sheetz, an accredited American Orchid Society judge and the Training Coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Region Judging Center. At Sandpiper’s last meeting, Paul discussed that there are 16 recognized Zygopetalum species and most of them are very fragrant. Four of them have been used extensively in hybridizing. They are Z crinitum, Z maxillare, Z intermedium and Z mackayi. Z maxillare is about 5cm natural

spread with a solid dark purple lip. Z crinitum is about 9cm natural spread and the sepals & petals form a fan

with the lateral sepals horizontal. Z intermedium 8-9cm has a

white lip with purple lines that are rows of downy hair and the sepals and petals are equal in length. Z mackayi 8-9cm has a white lip with purple lines and is smooth (no hair) and the petals are shorter than the sepals.  Zygopetalums have been hybridized with many different genera, each adding different colors, shapes, sizes and flower counts. The study of Zygos can be very rewarding if you are able to keep up with the seemingly constant name changing in the species and related genera. Rebecca Northern in Home Orchid Growing, made that comment in 1960 and it is stillrelevant nearly 50 years later.

Zygopetalum intermedium

New Jersey Pine Barren Orchids

….. by Chrissy Schairer, a charter member of Sandpiper Orchid Society, who is well known as an expert on the native orchids of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

Spiranthes cernua, also known as Nodding Ladies’ Tresses, Autumn Ladies’ Tresses, and Common Ladies’ Tresses, is the last of the native orchids to bloom. Like many of the other spiranthes, cernua also forms a twisted, spiral-shaped inflorescences with small delicate

flowers. This particular orchid blooms from early September to mid-October, depending on the weather. Spiranthes typically grow along roadsides. The best

locations to find Spiranthes are in areas where the road crews have not yet mowed. For example, Clarks Landing Road bog between Philadelphia Ave and San Francisco Ave is a great place to find many orchids, as well as 5th Ave and Moss Mill Road in Mullica Township. Just remember, please leave them for others to enjoy. Chrissy’s column will resume next spring with the re-emergence of the local, native, Pine Barren Orchids.

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Nobile Dendrobiums Nobiles can be grown and flowered in the home or greenhouse. However, they have rather specific cultural requirements. When those requirements are met, they will produce a profusion of sweet-scented, long lasting flowers usually in spring.Light Nobiles can and should be grown outdoors in the summer,

usually between the first of June and the end of September. If there's danger of frost, bring them in. They should be grown in 30% shade or bright,

filtered sun. In the fall, when you bring them in, place them in either an east or south window. South is preferable. When growing year round in windowsills, try to give them between 2000 and 2500 foot-candles of light.Watering Nobile type Dendrobiums like to be kept root bound in the pot, which means that in the summer, with strong sunlight, you can water your plants almost every day due to increased evaporation and transpiration. In the fall (late September) when the plants are in dormancy, water only enough to keep the canes or pseudobulbs from shriveling (about once per week). Do not resume normal watering (watering when the plant approaches dryness, every 3-5 days) until you see flower buds appear in the sides of the canes. Water in the morning. Rain water, distilled water or reverse osmosis water works best.Fertilizing We highly recommend Green Jungle Orchid Food, especially formulated to work with rain, distilled, reverse osmosis water or water low in alkalinity. Fertilize with Green Jungle every time you water. Cut off all fertilizer at the end of August to ensure high flower count in the winter/spring

blooming seasons. This is the fertilizer that we developed and use on our own plants. The results have been excellent.For tap or well water, fertilize with Grow More 20-10-20. At the end of August cut off fertilizing, otherwise you will end up with all growth and no flowers. Resume feeding in mid to late January or after flowers appear.Temperature Nobiles are definitely cool growers. Therefore they must have cool night temperatures. To produce good flower count, night temperatures should not raise above 60 °F. until the buds appear. After the buds appear, you can keep them at 62-64 °F. at night and you should have blooms in January or February. At night one can even put them in the refrigerator until buds appear. Remember that with cold night temperatures one must keep them very much on the dry side. This prevents fungus and rot problems.Blooms Nobile type Dendrobiums produce buds from the sides of the canes, generally opposite of

the leaf axis. The buds will slowly emerge over a period of about 3 months before blooming. These

plants can produce from 10 to 100

flowers at a time depending on the size of the plant.Repotting Repot every two years or as the plant outgrows the pot. Standard orchid potting mix or New Zealand sphagnum moss can be used. Another common potting medium used is straight coconut husk chips. Be careful not to over pot as these plants like to be root bound.

…..thanks to theOrchid Web website.

Den. Upin King 'Serenade'

Den. Oriental Smile 'Fantasy'

Officers, Com. Chairs & Trustees President John McClellan Vice Pres. Ron Ference Secretary Alice Montgomery Treasurer Bruce Schairer AOS Rep. Walter Off Past Pres. Ron Ference Membership George Bollenbach Publicity Gail Zona Hospitality MaryAnn McClellan Newsletter Ron Ference Show Table Cary Stone Website Ron Ference Historian Chrissy Schairer Photography Ron Ference Refreshments Pam Cascioli Raffle Bruce Montgomery Auction Ron Ference Trustee 2008 Nancy Burke Trustee 2009 Henry Zona Trustee 2010 Bergie Ellingson Trustee 2011 Andy Fontaine

David’s Monthly Orchid Tips

David Off is a 3rd generation member of the highly respected WALDOR ORCHIDS family.

Phalaenopsis: Now is the time to start fertilizing with bloom fertilizer (high middle number n-P-k).  Phalaenopsis should be fertilized BEFORE they initiate spikes. When the plant starts to spike, it already has all the potential it will have, in that small spike. However, continue to fertilize with bloom fertilizer, during most of the flowers life, as this usually encourages the spike to branch when cut back or forcemore flowers at the spike's tip. During cool September nights, when temperatures drop into the lower 50's, leave the window open where the plants are growing, for about 2 weeks to ensure good spike initiation.

August 2008Show Table Winners

SHOW TABLE DETAILS

Lc. Tetsuro ObaraGrown by R. Tusone

Cirr. longissimumGrown by P. Cascioli

Den. equestris ‘River Bend’Grown by B. Ellingson

Onc. Mendenhall ‘Hildos’Grown by A. Fontaine

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Den. HybridGrown by A. Fontaine

Epi. CindyGrown by J&M McClellan

Paph. Lynleigh KoopowitzGrown by R. Tusone

V. Trevor Rathbone ‘Banjong’Grown by B. Ellingson

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Orchids October Preview

Ascocenda Fat Tuesday 'Vanessa' HCC/AOS Photograph © 2007 Greg Allikas

www.orchidworks.com

Ascocenda Fat Tuesday; its story Lewis Knudson: A Tribute How to Pot Orchids Growing Orchids Under Lights in a Basement

...thanks to the American Orchid SocietyWebsite: http://waldor.com